Vehicle-wheel.



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n 814,087. "Specification r Application filed march 2,

To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that l, FRANK AUGUSTUS SE1- snnLiNe, citizen oi the United States, re siding" at Akron, in the'county of Summit and State'oi' Ohio, have i ented new and useful improvements in i'ehicl'e-iYheels, of which the folloWing is-s specification. I This invention relates to vehicle-wheels provided with pneunnitie, solid, or cushion io tires, oi'elnst-ic material, more particularly pneumatic tires of the doubletnbe type having controctible; inextensible, Gr semi-inextensible bands or edges: and the object tliereof is to so construct the wheel as to enable I the tire to be very quickly applied or re.

moved when necessary. The invention further aims to provide a wheel of the class referred to with a new and improved holdtast means for the tire, hereingo after niorc specifically described, said means I fixedly securing the tire in position, so that the tire will not be displaced in any manner,

and sziid means being removable as Wellfns reversible to enable its use inconnection with tires of various constructions. e The invention further nimsv to provide a vehicle-wheel of the class referred tofivith a rim, hereinafter more specificallydescribed, said rim cooperating with it new and im- 0 pro ed holdtast means for the tire, said rim and means being simple in construction, strong. durable, ei'licientin use, compare.-- tivelv inexpensive to manufacture, readily applied to ordinary i'orms oiwooden-fdlied wheels or those using metal spokes; and ennbles attire to be readily secured or removed when occasion requires. I

The invention further aims to provide means for iiiiedlysecnring the hold'l'nst means] 40' of the tire in such operative relation to the rim as to prevent its becoming accidentally displaced at an Y time and to accomplish this function by utilizing the inflation of the tire as a locking agent, so that. the tire deflated 4 5 may be seated. upon the rim and by its subsequent inflation secure the holdl'astmeans against removal, and after this the holdinst means can only be removed by deflating the tire. At the some time the deflation of the tire will not without other assistance cause the removalfo'f the holdiast means from its seat.

l/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ot thenovel con c struotion, combination, and arrangement ol Matters 2?inacsrija.

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ho emen 6, 1-906- parts constituting thewheel', to he, herei. ter referred to, andillust'roted in the accom panying drawings, whichpform apart of this 3 specification, in which is shownthe'preferrech embodiment of the invention but it is'toib'e' understood that changes veriations, and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims; hereunto sppended.v H 4 in the drtiwingsnvhereinlike reference cho roctets denote corresponding parts throughout the seversiviews, Figure lis' o cross-sec tion of n rim and tire portion oi a wheel constructed in accordance with this invention,- also showing a section ofthe lioldfn-st means for securing the tire, snid lioldfost means arranged. in operative relation withre'sp'ett to that form of tire known as the clenchei type. Fig. 2 is it like vieiv showingithear rangement' of the ho'ld'fast means in op'erativei relation with respect to nnother'i'ornroftire; Fig. 3 is aside elevation oi tlie holdlzist meimw' detechethond'Fig, dis a transverse section illustrating the reversibility of the tire-hold 'ing flange. i

Referring to Fin-s. 1 and '2 of the drmvi-ngs. 1 denot'es's flat rim having one side formed with an endless offset-2' of approximhtely the shape shown in the drawings in cross-section rand forming a seat for the-purpose herein-. ofterset forth; Saidollset 2 ontlie level or depends below the plane of the inner Inc of the rim. .Theother'side of the rim ,1 formed with on upwardly-ext ending .enlllc s, flange" 3, forming an; abutment and .tire-ro- J tstii'iingfdevice for the purpose hereinafter et, fortlnor it. may be provided with XLSEkii siniilar to the oliset 2 or any other preferred-or desired means may be employed which will i hold or ret sin that side of'the' tire which is iu seat on the rim securely in place. By way of exampl'e, one form is shown in Fig. 4, in which it) denotes the tire, having an offset 1 1 at each sidethereof, each of the oil sets forming a seat, and 12 denotes the tire-retaining devices mounted in the sents'formed by the oli'sets; The tire-retaining device-s 1'2 and the oil'sets H are substantially of the. some construction as that shown-in the other f' & nres oi the drawings. in the form shown E Fig. l the thmge constitutes an m-(n inl clined hook-shnped member, and in the form shown in Fig. 2 it consists of an approximately upwardly andoutwnrdlv extending 1 rim, the dill'erence in shape ol'these two tov flanges being due to the fact that they are to be used in connection with different t ypes of tires.

he holdfast means for the tire, whether it be ised for the form of tire shown in Fig. 1, which is indicated by the reference character 4, or whether it be used for the form of tire shown in Fig. l, which is indicated by the ref? erence character 5, consists of a split ring 6, having its inner portion (indicated by the reference-numeral 7) approximately flat and with its outer portion (indicated by the reference character 8) bent to one side in a hook shape. This ring, constituting a holdfast 'means for, the tire, is arranged to be sprung into position by passing over the outer portion of the offset 2 and arranged to seat in the groove formed therein. In order to retain thegsplit ring 6 against detachment-, there are placed orlocated in the offset 2 or 11 a series of pins or studs 9, arranged 'to project into the groove of the offsetsuch a distance as to enter openings 10, which are formed through the base or inner portion 7 ofthe ring 6.

In assembling a wheel for use in connection with the tire 4 in Fig. 1 the tire deflated is placed upon the rim 1 with one of its edges in operative-relation with the clencher-flange 3 and the ring 6 sprun into the groove in the offset 2, and it will here be stated that the width of this groove is sufficient to permit the effectual seating of the ring 6 in said groove when said tire is deflated without an initial engagement with the pins 9. The ring is then moved outwardly from the flat portion of the rim 1 sufliciently to cause the cooperation of the pins 9 with the openings 10, which effectually prevents the withdrawal ofthe ring 6 or any motion thereof. The inflation of the tire constantly tends to keep the openings 10 of the ring 6 in engagement with the pins 9 at all times, therebv locking the holdfastnieans for the tire in'position. In

'settin upa tire of the form shown in Fig. 2

nation witha rim and a tire mounted there' on, said rim having an' offset along one side, a spring-tire-holdin element mounted in said offset and capable o lateral movement therein, and means to lock said tire-holding element against circumferential motion when in one position in said offset, said tire-holding element beinglfree from engagement with said locking means when in a different position in said oiiset.

2. A vehicle-Wheel comprising the combination with a rim and a tire mounted there- 'on, said rim having an ofi'set along one side, a

reversible spring-tire-holding element mounted in said offset and capableof lateral movement therein, and means to lock said tireholding element against circumferential motion when in one position in said ofiset, said tire-holding element being free from enga ement with said locking means when in a different position in said oflset'.

, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK A. SEIBERLIXG.

itnesses:

C. E. HUMPHREY, GLEXARA Fox. 

